Vaudeville Theatre, Grade II listed theatre on the Strand, London, United Kingdom.
The Vaudeville Theatre is a theatre building on the Strand in Westminster with a rectangular auditorium holding 690 seats and Victorian details visible on doors, balconies, and side walls. The design comes from several building phases and combines elements from the 19th and early 20th centuries in a continuous interior decoration.
Charles J. Phipps designed the first version in 1870 before two rebuilds followed, each integrating parts of the older structure. The current form dates from 1926 when the building was erected for the third time.
The house contributed to the English theatre scene during Henry Irving's era by bringing works to the stage that shaped public taste. Productions of Scandinavian drama reached British audiences here when these texts were still uncommon in London.
The box office opens on performance days at noon and remains open until 8 PM so visitors can buy tickets on the same day. Charing Cross and Embankment underground stations are a few minutes' walk away.
The stage area still holds original mechanisms from the 19th century such as thunder drums and lightning sheets that were once used for sound and effects. These devices show how theatre technology worked before electrification.
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